Two-time PGA Tour Champions winner confirms retirement from game

Former PGA Tour pro Scott Dunlap has confirmed his retirement after failing to make the Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs. 

Dunlap, 62, narrowly missed out on advancing into the top 72 to make it into the first playoffs event at this week's Dominion Energy Charity Classic.

The two-time PGA Tour Champions winner, who was born in Pennsylvania and now resides in Georgia, finished the season in 75th position. 

Dunlap was very much a journeyman pro during his 30s and 40s on the PGA Tour, and he had to switch between a number of different circuits. 

Although the American spent eight seasons on the PGA Tour, he never managed to win a title.

Dunlap did, however, win twice on South Africa's Sunshine Tour, twice on the Nationwide Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour), twice on the Canadian Tour and then later down the road twice on the PGA Tour Champions. 

In total across other circuits, Dunlap recorded 13 professional wins during his career. 

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Dunlap's best finishes on the PGA Tour were a trio of tied third places at the 1996 Bell Canadian Open, 1999 Doral-Ryder Open, and 2000 The Players Championship - the latter which saw him finish six shots behind Hal Sutton at famed TPC Sawgrass.

Sutton famously held off Tiger Woods down the closing stretch, wrapping things up with his famous 'be the right club today' phrase (watch below) while his approach shot was in the air heading into the 18th. 

The T3 for Dunlap at the 2000 Players Championship saw him go on to record his best money list result of 44th. 

Dunlap also recorded his highest world ranking that season of 58th on 20 August. 

Scott Dunlap confirms retirement from PGA Tour Champions

Dunlap arguably saved the best golf of his career until he turned 50 and joined the PGA Tour Champions circuit.

His first PGA Tour Champions win came at the 2014 Boeing Classic in a playoff over Mark Brooks.

He then had to wait another 10 seasons to win again at the 2024 Insperity Invitational when seeing off Stuart Appleby and Joe Durant by a shot. 

After missing out on the playoffs following last week's final regular season event at the SAS Championship, Dunlap, who finished 54th in that event, confirmed he is now stepping away from competitive golf during a video interview that has been shared by PGA Tour Champions on social media.

"You know when it's time, it's time," said Dunlap.

"It's been a whole lot better run than I ever thought it would be and I'm looking forward to the next thing which won't be making three footers that count.

"You age out, I saw it when I got here, guys were near the end and lo and behold it happened to me.

"It's always fun to compete but it hasn't been fun to not play well so that's why I don't leave with a big smile on my face because it hasn't really been what I would call fun for a while, more like a job, and always is a job it's what we do, but it's fun to compete when you think you have a chance. 

"When you know you're a little broken and not really competitive and just taking up a spot, you know it's time to move on.

"I feel like I've robbed a bank, the post 50 thing been amazing, did okay on PGA Tour not a great career had to the qualifying school to make it, so my time out here has been a blessing, and it's been great to catch back up with some guys that I didn't really know that well, because I didn't play the Tour that consistently, you know seven or eight years, when those guys were out there for some 20 odd years and I didn't know them that well so got a chance to get to know them. 

"Made a whole lot more money playing golf post 50, can't think of any other sport where this opportunity avails itself to somebody so couldn't be happier and now it's time to go have some fun."

Watch Dunlap's comments here:

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez leads the Charles Schwab Cup race as it stands.

Stewart Cink, Steven Alker, Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington then round out the top five with three events left of the 2025 season.